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Colorado Rapids vs Seattle Sounders: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Colorado Rapids vs Seattle Sounders predicted formations

Richard Parry
2 hours ago

Colorado Rapids host Seattle Sounders at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday, September 19 (9:30 PM ET / 8:30 PM CT / 6:30 PM PT).

Colorado Rapids have no fresh fitness concerns to report and should field their usual attacking core, with midfielder Paxten Aaronson pulling the strings after 6 goals and 42 chances created in 2,056 minutes this season, alongside striker Darren Yapi, who has 3 goals from 1,244 minutes. Seattle Sounders are also unaffected on the injury front, with attacking midfielder Paul Rothrock and playmaker Albert Rusnák set to lead the visitors’ line — Rusnák has created 49 chances, more than anyone else involved in this fixture.

This is shaping up as a tight, low-event contest rather than an end-to-end shootout. Colorado kept clean sheets in both their recent home wins over CF Montreal and Real Salt Lake, while Seattle’s own run has been all draws and stalemates, a pattern of a team that neither concedes heavily nor finds the extra goal. Expect territory and half-chances to matter more than open breaks, with the hosts’ set-piece threat — defenders Kosi Thompson and Reginald Cannon have scored between them from dead-ball situations — offering one route to a breakthrough.

US viewers can watch Colorado Rapids vs Seattle Sounders on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.

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Match outcome · who wins

Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids42%mkt 49%Our pick

DrawDraw27%mkt 24%Value +3

Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders30%mkt 29%

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Correct ScoreColorado Rapids 1-0 Seattle SoundersColorado's attack has produced only 3 goals across their last 5 matches. Seattle haven't won any of their last 5 — 4 draws and a loss — a stretch of tight, low-scoring games that points to a narrow 1-0 finish here too.

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Both Teams to ScoreBoth teams: NoSeattle have failed to score in only 1 of their last 5 games, but scoring hasn't been the problem — keeping the ball out has. Colorado's defense has posted 2 clean sheets in its own last 5, which points to a shutout of the visitors rather than goals at both ends.

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Over / Under 2.5Under 2.5

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Anytime ScorerPaxten AaronsonAaronson leads Colorado in front of goal with 6 goals and 42 chances created from 2,056 minutes, making him the most likely home player to get on the scoresheet in a low-scoring game.

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Season Form & Standings

Colorado Rapids sit seventh in the Western Conference on 35 points from 25 games, keeping them inside the playoff picture, while Seattle Sounders occupy 14th with 28 points from 23 games, on the outside of that picture for now.

Western Conference

Team	Pos	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Colorado Rapids	7	25	11	2	12	33	32	+1	35
Seattle Sounders	14	23	7	7	9	25	30	-5	28

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Team News Predicted

Colorado Rapids vs Seattle Sounders Predicted Lineups

Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.

Colorado Rapids

4-3-3

N. Hansen

M. Navarro

Loic Williams

R. Holding

K. Rosenberry

P. Aaronson

H. Ojediran

J. Atencio

G. Minoungou

D. Yapi

D. Phillip

Seattle Sounders

4-2-3-1

A. Thomas

N. Tolo

S. Hawkins

A. Roldan

K. Kossa-Rienzi

S. Brunell

C. Roldan

P. Rothrock

A. Rusnak

J. Morris

D. Joveljic

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Potential Match-Winners

Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids): Paxten Aaronson has been Colorado’s standout performer, with 6 goals, 20 shots on target, and 42 chances created from 49 shots this season.
Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids): Darren Yapi offers a different threat up top, converting 3 goals from 26 shots, with 8 on target, in his 1,244 minutes.
Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders): Albert Rusnák is Seattle’s chief creator, with 49 chances created and 15 shots on target from his 43 attempts, to go with 3 goals of his own.

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids: L W L D W

2026-09-13: Colorado Rapids 1-0 CF Montreal (W, home)
2026-09-10: Austin FC 1-1 Colorado Rapids (D, away)
2026-09-06: Columbus Crew 3-0 Colorado Rapids (L, away)
2026-08-30: Colorado Rapids 1-0 Real Salt Lake (W, home)
2026-08-23: San Diego FC 3-0 Colorado Rapids (L, away)

L W L D W

Seattle Sounders: L D D D D

2026-09-13: LA Galaxy 1-1 Seattle Sounders (D, away)
2026-09-06: Seattle Sounders 0-0 New York Red Bulls (D, home)
2026-08-29: Seattle Sounders 2-2 Chicago Fire (D, home)
2026-08-23: FC Cincinnati 1-1 Seattle Sounders (D, away)
2026-08-20: Seattle Sounders 1-2 Austin FC (L, home)

L D D D D

Colorado Rapids vs Seattle Sounders Prediction

This looks set to be a low-event, cagey affair befitting two sides feeling out the closing weeks of the playoff race — Colorado seventh in the West and looking to consolidate, Seattle 14th and needing results more than performances. Expect Colorado Rapids to edge it 1-0, a scoreline that matches both teams’ recent scoring restraint and the value of set pieces and moments over end-to-end soccer.

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